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Jul 5, 2017

Study finds hackers could use brainwaves to steal passwords

Posted by in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI, security

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that brainwave-sensing headsets, also known as EEG or electroencephalograph headsets, need better security after a study reveals hackers could guess a user’s passwords by monitoring their brainwaves.

EEG headsets are advertised as allowing users to use only their brains to control robotic toys and video games specifically developed to be played with an EEG . There are only a handful on the market, and they range in price from $150 to $800.

Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Department of Computer and Information Sciences, and Ph.D. student Ajaya Neupane and former master’s student Md Lutfor Rahman, found that a person who paused a video game and logged into a bank account while wearing an EEG headset was at risk for having their passwords or other sensitive data stolen by a malicious software program.

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Jul 5, 2017

10 Amazing Things Scientists Just Did with CRISPR

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A new tool called CRISPR is letting scientists cut and snip DNA in better ways, and has led to a slew of new research that touches on many human diseases.

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Jul 5, 2017

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Plane Could Soon Take Flight

Posted by in categories: futurism, transportation

It has been more than a decade since the Concorde was retired from service, and since then no passenger aircraft has exceeded the speed of sound. That might change in the not-too-distant future, thanks to a project from NASA and industry partner Lockheed Martin Corporation. The agency is close to testing its design for Quiet Supersonic Transport, or QueSST, which could lead to passenger jets that can again reach supersonic speeds.

The Concorde was never seen as a major commercial success — more of a vanity project for the few European airlines that operated the planes. The nature of supersonic flight meant the sonic boom at ground level could shatter windows. Thus, the plane could only fly at high speeds over the ocean. The trip between Europe and New York was fast, but other routes were not feasible. When the travel industry took a downturn in 2003, the Concorde was mothballed.

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Jul 5, 2017

There’s a wearable device that corrects your posture while you slouch at work

Posted by in category: wearables

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Jul 5, 2017

Reality check: The hidden connections behind quantum weirdness

Posted by in categories: government, quantum physics

Quantum theory says that stuff doesn’t exist when we’re not looking at it. But weirder-than-weird experiments are resurrecting a long-derided alternative.

By Anil Ananthaswamy

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Jul 5, 2017

“Self-driving room” adapts to each passenger’s needs

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

National Electric Vehicle Sweden, which purchased Saab’s assets back in 2012, is using CES Asia to show its vision of autonomous commuting. Owning a car is out in this particular mobility vision, and vehicles not only pick you up and drop you off autonomously, they change their interiors around your needs and whims. So you enjoy a personalized ride and can make the most of every moment.

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Jul 5, 2017

The not-so-secret plan to genetically modify astronauts

Posted by in categories: genetics, space

Some scientists are thinking about what human space travelers will look like in the future. They might be extra-small and radiation-proof.

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Jul 5, 2017

How SoftBank is Betting Billions to Prepare for the Singularity

Posted by in category: singularity

The japanese conglomerate betting billions to prepare for the singularity.

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Jul 5, 2017

Reality guide: A poster of how everything fits together

Posted by in category: physics

Our ultimate user’s guide to fundamental physics – all on one spectacular poster for you to download for free.

Download the poster as a PDF file.

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Jul 5, 2017

The Roots Of Consciousness: We’re Of 2 Minds

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Surgery that severs the link between brain hemispheres reveals that those halves have way different views of the world. We ask a pioneering scientist what that tells us about human consciousness.

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